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Furman Middle

Public Grades 6-8

282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 12% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Furman Middle is a public middle school located in Sumter, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 669 students. The school is part of the Sumter 01 School District, which is ranked 67 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Furman Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina middle schools, with a ranking between 234 and 285 over the past 10 years, and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Furman Middle's performance is significantly lower than the nearby middle schools in the Sumter 01 district, such as Hillcrest Middle, Ebenezer Middle, Chestnut Oaks Middle, Alice Drive Middle, and Bates Middle. These schools generally have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and better overall performance. Furman Middle's subgroup performance, particularly for African American, White, and low socioeconomic status students, is also concerning and indicates significant achievement gaps that need to be addressed.

The high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 42% over the past few years, and low test scores at Furman Middle suggest that there may be underlying issues, such as socioeconomic challenges, resource constraints, or instructional quality, that are impacting student learning and achievement. Addressing these challenges should be a priority for the school and Sumter 01 School District to ensure that all students have the opportunity to succeed.

700

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,528

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3400 Bethel Church Road
Sumter, SC 29154

(803) 481-8519

District: Sumter 01

Students who attend Furman Middle usually attend:

High:

Lakewood High

Feeder schools for Furman Middle:

Elementary:	Manchester Elementary
	Pocalla Springs Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.0%

White:

29.7%

Hispanic:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (26% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg35%

South Carolina avg50%

282^nd of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Middle Schools in the Sumter 01

67^th of 75Sumter 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	282 of 320	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	259 of 325	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	260 of 325	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	234 of 310	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	269 of 311	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	285 of 315	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	274 of 303	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	290 of 317	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.2	291 of 303	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	277 of 301	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.0	255 of 291	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	218 of 252	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	209 of 248	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	213 of 253	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	178 of 249	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	215 of 235	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	227 of 252	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	216 of 237	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	153 of 184	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.0	101 of 177	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	120 of 187	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	142 of 183	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	148 of 164	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	155 of 195	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	153 of 194	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	245 of 295	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	244 of 294	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	237 of 299	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	243 of 290	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	262 of 279	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	268 of 296	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	255 of 281	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	161 of 173	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	158 of 183	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	182 of 185	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	173 of 182	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	284 of 307	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	250 of 307	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	249 of 313	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	217 of 300	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	258 of 288	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	268 of 289	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	247 of 280	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	271 of 296	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	232 of 294	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	240 of 303	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	208 of 292	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	225 of 279	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	270 of 296	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	250 of 284	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	246 of 257	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	226 of 255	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	222 of 260	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	228 of 249	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	228 of 244	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	247 of 258	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	243 of 250	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 264%-10 vs state

English Language Arts39%-17 vs state

Science22%-27 vs state

Mathematics13%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Furman Middle	Public	6-8	3400 Bethel Church Road	Sumter	29154	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 481-8519	700	41	17.0		208 (29.7%)	406 (58.0%)	41 (5.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.4%)	14.3	282^nd of 320 public middle schools	11.9%		20.7	259^th of 325 public middle schools	20.3%	23	40.5	43.2	34.2	18.0	14.1	5.7	21.5	63.6	$12,528	$912	$1,128	$2,040	$8,574	$1,913	$10,488
Bates Middle	Public	6-8	715 Estate Street	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 775-0711	481	37	13.1		97 (20.2%)	334 (69.4%)	18 (3.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (5.2%)	17.1	268^th of 320 public middle schools	16.3%		9.5	313^th of 325 public middle schools	3.7%	45	37.4	40.4	41.5	17.6	11.6	20.5	19.7	96.6	$14,974	$1,022	$1,459	$2,482	$10,488	$2,004	$12,493
Alice Drive Middle	Public	6-8	40 Miller Road	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 775-0821	783	47	16.6		235 (30.0%)	439 (56.1%)	42 (5.4%)	25 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.9%)	49.7	146^th of 320 public middle schools	54.4%		38.4	190^th of 325 public middle schools	41.5%	44	55.4	56.0	57.1	33.8	28.2	27.0	48.7	100.0	$12,758	$756	$1,028	$1,784	$9,615	$1,358	$10,974
Chestnut Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	1200 Oswego Road	Sumter	29153	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 775-7272	339	21	16.1		17 (5.0%)	276 (81.4%)	33 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	6.5	315^th of 320 public middle schools	1.6%		6.6	323^rd of 325 public middle schools	0.6%	8	23.6	39.0	32.6	6.2	4.9	5.1	14.8		$16,083	$1,837	$2,270	$4,108	$9,158	$2,817	$11,975
Manning Junior High	Public	6-8	1101 W.L. Hamilton Road	Manning	29102	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 435-8195	483	29	16.6		128 (26.5%)	320 (66.3%)	23 (4.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	30.8	227^th of 320 public middle schools	29.1%		36.7	198^th of 325 public middle schools	39.1%	29	38.4	55.5	49.2	20.6	22.4	23.7	34.6		$14,200	$2,260	$953	$3,213	$9,702	$1,284	$10,986
Ebenezer Middle	Public	6-8	3440 Ebenezer Road	Sumter	29153	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 469-8571	352	27	13.0		40 (11.4%)	278 (79.0%)	18 (5.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	15.6	274^th of 320 public middle schools	14.4%		14.3	288^th of 325 public middle schools	11.4%	14	35.9	34.2	36.4	20.2	12.2	9.0	34.9		$13,950	$1,095	$2,050	$3,145	$9,095	$1,710	$10,805
Scott's Branch Middle	Public	6-8	9253 Alex Harvin Highway	Summerton	29148	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 574-2100	145	8	18.5		11 (7.6%)	125 (86.2%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	31.9	223^rd of 320 public middle schools	30.3%		21.6	255^th of 325 public middle schools	21.5%	32	34.2	59.1	55.3	25.7	11.4	25.0	20.6		$11,615	$2,691	$542	$3,234	$7,690	$692	$8,382
Hillcrest Middle	Public	6-8	4355 Peach Orchard Road	Dalzell	29040	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 499-3341	365	25	14.6		111 (30.4%)	191 (52.3%)	38 (10.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.9%)	39	192^nd of 320 public middle schools	40.0%		28.7	233^rd of 325 public middle schools	28.3%	41	53.8	57.2	50.8	20.2	23.9	25.4	38.5	100.0	$13,183	$1,020	$1,467	$2,487	$9,298	$1,399	$10,696

Frequently Asked Questions about Furman Middle

What high school do graduates of Furman Middle attend?

Students who attend Furman Middle usually go on to attend Lakewood High

Is Furman Middle a good school?

Furman Middle ranks in the bottom 11.9% of South Carolina middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Furman Middle?

Students at Furman Middle are 58% African American, 30% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Furman Middle in?

Sumter 01

How many students attend Furman Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 700 students attended Furman Middle.

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